Live At8 -23-09-2014
News TodaySri Lanka to provide medical specialists to Maldives
The government had given assurance to assist the Maldivian health sector in providing medical specialists to Maldives.
Briefing the local media on his recent visit to Sri Lanka, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen said that Minister of Health had given assurance to provide medical specialists.
President Yameen visited Sri Lanka to attend the inauguration ceremony of the 8th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Live At8 -21-09-2014
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UPFA has gained strength; Minister Susil-Video
After the results of the Uva Provincial Council election was released, the main political parties convened separate media briefings in Colombo this morning to explain their stand.
JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told media that his party was able to secure the vote base in this election as well as they accomplished in the Southern and Western Provincial Council elections.
The UNP stated that the party has been given a clear strength in the Uva Provincial Council election to march forward.
UNP General Secretary MP Tissa Attanayake expressed his views during a media briefing held at the party headquarters at Sirikotha today.
Meanwhile the UPFA stated that it gained sufficient strength in all the recent Provincial Council elections including the Uva that ended yesterday.
UPFA General Secretary Minister Susil Premajayantha further described about the party strength to face any challenge at any national election in the future.
I T N News -21-09-2014
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Harin Fernando tops preferential votes at Uva PC election-UVA PC Poll 2014
The chief minister candidate of United National Party, Harin Fernando has received the highest number of preferential votes at the Uva Provincial Council elections held Saturday.
Fernando topped the preferential votes securing 173 thousand 993 votes while Sashendra Rajapaksa from the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance came in second with 96 thousand 619 votes.
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Rajapaksa regime now electorally vulnerable: UNP
The Rajapaksa Regime especially President Rajapaksa is now
electorally vulnerable. We challenge the Regime to hold the election as
planned and face the truth about the chaos and misery that the Rajapaksa
rule has brought upon the people, the United National Party (UNP) says.
The UNP says that the revolutionary milestone where it yearning for
freedom and justice, and the march towards the ultimate defeat of the
Rajapakse regime has begun in the Uva Province.
Issuing a statement the party further says “The election results
from the Uva Provincial poll is a rejection of the regime’s policies of
enriching a few while mere crumbs are thrown at the masses. This is no
longer an acceptable mantra of governance. The Uva Province was
perceived to be UPFA’s strongest region. It was to be a spectacular win,
a message to the rest of Sri Lanka and the world about the unshaken
bastions of Rajapaksa power. Today, the Government has got its answer.
We know now that democracy will win the day. Uva-Wellassa has proved this by the way they voted in Saturday’s election,”